The Beer Nut: New pack from Samuel Adams; new fest in Worcester

For years, Samuel Adams has given microloans to businesses in the food and beverage industry as part of its Brewing the American Dream program.

Now, for the first time, Samuel Adams is collaborating with five breweries that took advantage of the program to release the Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream Collaboration pack.

The pack features five beers brewed in collaboration with the other breweries, as well as Samuel Adams Boston Lager. The 12-pack will feature two bottles of each beer, and all profits from the pack will be donated to Accion, the loan partner for the Brewing the American Dream program.

The pack includes a wide variety of beers, ranging from a lager to a stout.

With Roc Brewing Company of Rochester, New York, Samuel Adams brewed the ThreNinety Bock, which is a Maibock. At 7 percent alcohol by volume (ABV), it is brewed with rye malt and oak smoked malt, along with German noble hops. It is described as having sweet toffee and light caramel flavors.

The Desert Kaleidoscope IPA is brewed with Bosque Brewing of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is described as featuring flavors of “citrus, tangerine, pine and honey.” At 7 percent ABV, it borders the line between IPA and double IPA.

The Time Hop Porter, brewed with ChuckAlek Independent Brewers of Ramona, California, is a 5 percent ABV porter brewed with Zeus, Chinook, Cascade and Goldings hops, giving the porter a citrusy flavor not often found in a porter.

With Woods Beer Co. of San Francisco, California, Samuel Adams is releasing the Boston Tea Party Saison. It is a take on Woods' yerba mate-infused saison with Samuel Adams’ Kosmic Mother Funk, an earthy, funky brew that is a base for many of Samuel Adam’s barrel-aged beers.

Finally, the Oats McGoats Stout is brewed with Brewery Rickoli of Wheat Ridge, Colorado. This is a 6.5 percent ABV full-bodied stout that is also brewed to be reduced in gluten for those who have problems with gluten.

The 12-pack is expected to hit stores in the next couple of weeks and should retail for between $17 and $20.

In other beer-related news, the Massachusetts Brewers Guild – the advocacy group for Mass. breweries – has announced it will host its second beer festival of the year – and its first ever outside of Boston.

The Mass. Fermentational will be held at the Worcester Common on Sept. 16 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Breweries are also being encouraged to invite a brewery from out-of-state to participate and pour beers at the fest.

Along with beer, there will be several food trucks on hand.

Tickets are $45 and designated driver tickets are available for $10. They are available at massbrewersguild.org. All money raised will go to the guild to provide educational resources for new and older breweries, as well as support its legislative efforts.

Norman Miller is a Daily News staff writer. Email him at nmiller@wickedlocal.com or call 508-626-3823. Check out the Beer Nut blog at http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/section/blogs01?taxid=646&start=2. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @RealBeerNut and on Facebook at facebook.com/NormanMillerBeerNut.